Monday morning blues, toxic work relationships, and stress-induced work nightmares seem all too normal in today’s society. I know I have felt it. Many of us have the looming sense of “what am I doing with my life” while at work. …

Have you ever wondered why people make bad choices, or how some people can make good choices easier than others? Have you spent much time thinking through what it really takes to make a good choice? As coaches, understanding decision making is our job. Supporting good decision making is our…

As babies we are born with insatiable curiosity. This how we learn about and orient to the world we live in. If we are lucky we will keep a little of that curiosity into our teens and adult lives. It is curiosity that reminds us that we don’t know everything…

When Is It Necessary To Coach On Sex and Intimacy? — Sex and intimacy may not be the niche that you decide to cover as a health coach, but it will probably come up in your coaching conversations, especially if you are building a safe and authentic coaching container for your clients. …

Trust and building trust is a difficult task. The truth is that trust is a continuum. What we really mean when we say we want to trust someone is that we want to be able to share things with them without being hurt. To do this, we need to understand…

Life has thrown us more than a few curve balls this season, and I don’t know about you, but I am sick to death of swinging and missing. I am ready for peace, some kindness, and some rest. I am ready for things to make sense and for a path…

Not Being Enough Is A Systemic Issue Our society is built on the search for and provision of external validation. Our major sources of self-worth come from other people. Doing it for the gram is just the latest manifestation of this issue. What is the craziest thing you did for Instagram? Did it make you feel like…

What Is Holding Space? When we think of holding space for someone, we typically think of holding space for sad, negative, hurtful, angry, or otherwise difficult energy. We train for and practice sitting with people who are hurting, grieving, and experiencing trauma. We practice calming our breath to ground us, and we repeat mantras…

Most of us in the health and wellness field got here by way of our own trauma. We failed, had heartbreak, lost something, lost ourselves, sustained a physical injury, fell short of a goal, or was treated unkindly, and probably had a few really dark sleepless nights crying ourselves to…